What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Manager position at Specialty Ceramics, Inc.?
Job Requirements
Why work for us?
Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before.
With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.
Responsibilities:
- Manage and evaluate machine resources to ensure productivity and minimal downtime.
- Establish workflow policies that enhance speed and efficiency without compromising product safety or integrity.
- Strive to reduce expenses and increase productivity across all product lines.
- Maintain and help enhance all aspects around Corporate and Plant Safety policies and programs.
- Continue to improve managerial abilities in or to increase subordinate’s skills and capabilities.
- Responsible for succession planning, training, process improvements, budgeting, capital spending, VCP development, and KPI tracking for total production areas.
- Participate in all cross functional team activities including but not limited to Safety, Process Engineering, Quality, Scheduling, Maintenance, Union/Management, and Monthly Ops review.
- Engage in and promote participation in Safety Awareness, VCP’s, Process Mapping, Kaizens, and Recognition to lead a culture changing with a winning attitude and greater acceptance around change.
- Create schedules for employees to ensure optimum staffing levels.
- Responsible for yearly vacation scheduling of Manufacturing Salary and Hourly employees.
- Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.
- Champion of safety, health, and environmental issues
Competencies and Qualifications:
- Manufacturing experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Basic math skills
- Highly motivated
- Strong time management and priorities management skills
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Computer literate with knowledge of Excel. BPCS experience a plus.
- Ability to interact with vendors and internal customers
- Attention to detail
- Metrics driven
At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation, and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.
Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.